872 REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, BRITISH MUSEUM, 1890. 
by Mr. H. N. Ridley; specimens of cellular plants from Rev. 7. G, 
Jameson, Mr. H. W. Mon me Mr. C. H. Wright, Mr. W. H. 
Pearson, Mr. W. H. Paterson, Rev. E. S. Marshall, Mr. A. W. 
Bennett, Mr. Charles Whatmore, Prof. Harvey Gibson, Mr. George 
Massee, Mr. T. D. A. Cockerell, Mr. E. A. L. Batters, Dr. Wilson 
Barker, and Prof. Johnson ; 16 Australian Alge from Mr. C. 
Elizabeth, from Mr. . Spencer ; 221 specimens of Alge from 
the Cape of Good Hope, collected and presented by Mr. Leonard A 
Boodle; 53 Britis Fungi, presented by Horatio ee 
Dr. A. Barclay 
Among the ‘additions to the British Herbarium are:—209 speci- 
mens from the Rey. E. §. Marshall; 410 specimens from the Rev. 
ea; 53 specimens from Mr. John Benbow; 82 specimens 
from Mr. W. H. Beeby; 87 specimens ae the late Mr. T. R 
Archer Briggs; 11 specimens from Mr. R. \ eine 3h and others 
from Misses R. F. and F. P. Thompson, ‘Mes . F. J. Hanbury, 
W. Whitwell, and F. C. 8. Roper; and an srapie tai collection of 
fruits and seeds from Mr, Clement Reid. 
he following collections have been acquired by exchange :-— 
179 of Schweinfurth’s Arabian plants; 452 Sandwich Islands plants 
from Hillebrand; 467 Japanese plants from the St. Petersburg 
1 E 
113 Natal plants fet Mrs. C. S. Clarke ; 800 Hieracia of Scandi- 
navia, from H. Dahlstedt ; 858 Mexican plants, from C. 8. Pringle; 
469 Coe Minor plants, from Weald 248 Penang plants, from 
706 Cyperacee and minee, from Col. Beddome ; 
25 Ape of at al ea, oy Wittrock 111 specimens of Natal 
plants, M. Wood Bolivian plants, m usby ; 
526 Rien plants: from G. = Post ; 1975 plants from the Republic 
of ee” collected by F. J. Lehmann ; 820 Greek plants, from 
es; 8 Avcoeaeer 15 lichens, and 182 fungi from Tonkin, 
collected by B ; 106 specimens of South African Hepatice, 
collected by Reb wail 74 British Hepaticee from Carrington and 
Pearson; 1287 lichens from Rev. J. M. Crombie; 100 Alge from 
Hauck and Richter; 11 age ag of North American Diatoma- 
cee; 25 British Alow, . Holmes; 106 slides of Algex, 
from T. B. Buffha m; 500 Ming, from Sydow; 66 Fungi from ed 
island of St. Thonise: Gulf of Guinea; 100 ropean Fungi, fro 
inter; and 90 Fungi from the Orinoco, datauica by A. Gaillard. 
